Revolt Leaders In Death By Own Action In Bolivia
In La Paz a failed Falange uprising left at least 22 dead and over 50 wounded as government forces crushed the rebellion. Oscar Unzaga de la Vega and his bodyguard Juan Gallardo died by their own hands, while two insurgent leaders were captured. The government declared a state of siege and claimed control of provincial capitals.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
Oscar Unzaga de la Vega
Falange
Juan Gallardo
Rafael Loayza
Luis Saenz
Siles
Cochabamba
Siles Zuazo
Nationalist Revolutionary Movement
MNR
Flanage
Carlos Victor Aramayo
Aramayo
Europe
U. S
International Monetary Fund
Russia Warns Norway Over NATO Munitions Bases
Moscow protests Norway plan to build NATO munitions dumps and bomber bases on Norwegian soil. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko handed the note to Ambassador B H Gunderson, objecting to joint dumps with West Germany and warning against a bridgehead for West German forces.
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Moscow
Russia
Norway
NATO
Andrei Gromyko
B. H. Gunderson
West Germany
Truman Birth Cottage Becomes Public Shrine in Missouri
In Lamar Missouri the birthplace of Harry S Truman is dedicated as a public shrine. The six room cottage was bought by the United Auto Workers Union for six thousand dollars and handed to the state. Gov James Blair receives the deed as the State Park Board restores and opens the house to visitors. Senator Stuart Symington hails Truman’s life as a mirror of America and says greatness can be bred in humble surroundings.
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Lamar
Harry S. Truman
Truman
The
United Auto Workers Union
Missouri
James T. Blair
Leonard Woodcock
UAW International
State Park Board
Jackson County
Kansas City
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Symington
Monten
America
Navy Polaris Test Rocket Soars From Cape Canaveral
The 28 foot Polaris missile lifted from Cape Canaveral at 10 30 a m amid a black smoke trail in its sixth flight in seven months The test follows earlier failures caused by overheating and control issues using jetevators to steer the two stage rocket Navy officials expect a ready precision strike capability by late 1960 with ranges up to 1200 miles and downrange travel around 700 miles if successful
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Polaris
Wes Wit Ins
Cape
Navy
German States Vote On Leaders
In Frankfurt AP report Adenauer's Christian Democrats expected to keep control in Lower Saxony and Rhineland Palatinate amid Socialist gains. Both major parties gained seats in the Sunday elections. the CDU remained largest but without a majority. A coalition with the SPD and smaller party is anticipated to continue with the CDU holding a leading voice.
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Frankfurt
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
Christian Democratic Party
Lower Saxony
Rhineland-Palatinate
West Germany
Christian Democrats
Adenauer
Voting Lags in Algeria Municipal Elections Amid Rebel Attacks
In Algiers and countryside areas, turnout is low amid rebel threats as France conducts a week long municipal vote. Unofficial tallies indicate at least 16 killed and around 70 wounded, with 45 percent participation in Algiers and about 60 percent in areas under direct French army control. Early returns favor an extreme right wing faction backing Algerian integration with De Gaulle.
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Algiers
Algeria
Sal An Call & Ie
Noma Air
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Eight Year Old Washington Visit Parodies Sightseeing
Eight year old John Smith of Waterbury Connecticut offers a humorous report on a Washington tour. He pokes fun at the Capitol and boaring days while naming landmarks such as the Pan American Union Lincoln Memorial and Gettysburg Address noting a meal with Senator Dodd and Congressman Monogon.
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Washington
John Smith
Waterbury, Conn
John
Dodd
Smithdon Instrood
Pan American Union
National Gallery of Art
U.S
Senate
Jefferson Memorial
Lincoln Memorial
Licoln
Gettyburgs
White House
Smithonian
Linburgs
Atlantic Ocean
Senator Dood
John Monogon
Eisenhower Appeals Khrushchev On Nuclear Test Talks
A letter from President Eisenhower to Premier Khrushchev urging a step by step approach to halting nuclear tests was disclosed at a three power conference. Western sources noted the letter and the accidental disclosure by a Soviet spokesman amid talks intensified by a Western proposal announced April 13.
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Geneva
Eisenhower
N Kita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
U.S
James J. Wadsworth
France
Dalai Lama Accuses China of Tibetan Suppression
The Dalai Lama accuses Red China of savage suppression of Tibetan independence and exile. Chinese leaders reassess as Tibet crisis strains China India relations and Mao Zedong and Chou Enlai review the new situation after his charges.
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Tokyo
China
Dalai Lama
Nehru
Tibet
Chinese People's Congress
Mao Tze-tung
Chou Enlai
Haven
Dalai Lama Nears Holy Buddha Shrine in India
In Benares the 23-year-old Dalai Lama, living Buddha to many, prepares to visit Sarnath seven miles away. A crowd of officials Buddhists and lamas greets him as his air conditioned train carries the fugitive ruler and 92 companions toward Mussoorie to establish exile.
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Benares
India
Dalai Lama
Tibet
Sarnath
Mussoorie
Citizens Foreign Aid Committee criticizes U.S. aid policy
A Milwaukee group told Congress that foreign aid shows a giveaway philosophy causing waste and corruption at home and abroad. They urged halving aid now and abolishing it in three years while warning that excessive conventional weapon spending weakens deterrence and risks entangling allies.
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Washington
Congress
Citizens Foreign Aid Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Walter Harnischfeger
Harnischfeger Corp
Milwaukee
Foreign Affairs Committee
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Fellers
Weu
Disc Jockey Claims Are Disputed In Wakeful Record Stunt
Husky disc jockey Don Tucker maintains a world sleepless hours record of 227 hours at a February wakeathon in WALLACE North Carolina. Springfield Illinois announcer Jim Austin counters with a 203 hour broadcast set over the weekend and claims Tucker lacked proper supervision. Tucker says he was checked periodically by a supervisor and keeps the record.
Soviets Deny Regular Patrols In West Berlin Corridors
Berlin AP report says the Soviet Embassy denied that MiG fighters are patrolling West Berlin air corridors. The denial follows rumors of a Soviet squadron deployed to guard air lifelines, with Moscow insisting the 10,000-foot ceiling remains. The United States counters that its transports fly higher when needed.
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East Berlin
West Berlin
J. W. Beburov
U. 8
U. S
Moscow
United States
Berlin
Prisoners Under Iron Discipline in Montana Prison Riot
At Montana State Prison 433 inmates faced shackled confinement after a 36 hour uprising ended with two ringleaders dead and a deputy warden slain. National Guardsmen halted the violence as investigators review motives and possible charges. Governor Aronson announced a new 10 million dollar prison project nearby.
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Deer Lodge
Mont
Montana
Simes
Woman Kills Children and Self in Ohio City
Cincinnati police report 23 year old Esther Deitsch of Covington killed her two daughters Cynthia age six and another child before shooting herself. She is in critical condition at St Elizabeth Hospital. Deitsch had worked as a city assessor clerk and hat check girl and was recently suspended from her job after a March 24 hearing.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Esther Deitsch
Covington
Kentucky
Ohio River
Cynthia
Deitsch
Sean
Sire
Panama Seeks Ex Ambassaor Arias in Gulf of Panama
Panamanian forces report Arias former ambassador to Great Britain and his wife were on a fishing trip in the Gulf of Panama. An arrest order followed an informant claim he planned to attack a National Guard post in Chorrera. The probe ties into a wider revolutionary wave critics say is forming against President de la Guardia's regime.
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Roberto Arias
Britain
Margot Fonteyn
Arias
Gulf of Panama
Panama
Great Britain
Max Heurtematte
Heurtemmate
National Guard
Chorrera
Panama City
Harmodio Arias
Ernesto de la Guardia Jr
Fulgencio Batista
de la Guardia
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